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Multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma: What follow-up care options are available?

Dec 13, 2021 • 9 Likes

There are more than 30,000 new cases of multiple myeloma diagnosed in the US every year. It accounts for less than 2% of all new cancer cases. This cancer is characterized by the abnormal...

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Cerebrovascular accident

Stroke: Why are women more affected than men?

Dec 12, 2021

Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke; about half of them are women. Women tend to be more often affected, as they present more risk factors. What is cerebrovascular...

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Dermatomyositis

Dermatomyositis: Antoine Seignez, doctor of pharmacy, answers your questions!

Dec 10, 2021

Hello PharmD Antoine Seignez, thank you for accepting to talk to us about dermatomyositis! First of all, can you please remind us what dermatomyositis is and what symptoms it can cause? Dermatomyositi...

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Overdose: What to do when you take too much of your medicine?

Dec 9, 2021 • 3 Likes • 1 comment

By definition, an overdose is when a person takes more than the normal or recommended amount of a substance, whether it’s a prescription medication, over the counter, legal or illegal. Whether...

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Endometriosis

Endometriosis: "Endometriosis has a way of scaring people away..."

Dec 8, 2021

Hello Marie-Rose, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us on Carenity!First of all, could you tell us a little bit about yourself?I'm just your average woman, who became an activist in her...

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Castleman disease

Castleman disease: “I am living proof that everything depends on your mindset”

Dec 7, 2021

Hello Shumekia, thank you for sharing your story.Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your diagnosis? My name is Shumekia Marie, and I am fighting idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease....

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Bariatric surgery
Obesity

Bariatric surgery and weight regain: When should you start worrying?

Dec 6, 2021 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

What are the different types of bariatric surgery? Bariatric surgery, also called weight loss surgery, aims at changing the anatomy of the digestive system. The changes brought about by the surgery...

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Bullous pemphigoid

Bullous pemphigoid: Dr. Antoine Seignez answers all your questions!

Dec 5, 2021

Hello Antoine Seignez, you are a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) at Carenity. Thank you for accepting to talk to us about bullous pemphigoid.First of all, could you please remind us what bullous...

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Iron deficiency: Symptoms and causes, how can it be prevented and monitored?

Dec 4, 2021 • 2 Likes

Iron is an essential trace element. It is one of the compounds of hemoglobin (about 70% of the body's iron), a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to all the cells; and of myoglobin, a...

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Multiple sclerosis

Aging with MS: Everything you need to know!

Dec 3, 2021 • 2 Likes • 2 comments

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease. The defense system supposed to protect the patient from external aggression turns on his or her own cells and attacks them. The reasons for this remain...

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Diabetes (Type 1)

Type 1 diabetes: "I'm really proud to have a positive impact on the T1D community!"

Dec 1, 2021

Hello Virginie, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us on Carenity!.First of all, could you tell us a little bit about yourself? My name is Virginie, I am 30 years old, I live near Nancy...

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HIV/AIDS

The history of HIV/AIDS: everything you need to know!

Nov 30, 2021 • 1 Like • 1 comment

First, let us have a look at the virus that causes AIDS - the HIV. HIV is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, it causes a viral infection that attacks the immune system, especially white blood cells...

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